The McMinnville Short Film Festival was recognized this week by MovieMaker Magazine as one of 50 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in the world.
MovieMaker goes on to say:
This small-town film festival has an inviting submission-to-acceptance ratio and impressive track record in terms of curation: Last year’s selections included several Oscar shortlisted films, as well as Sam Davis’ aforementioned Oscar winner “The Singers.” In the past three years, more than 70% of selected filmmakers have attended. Two-thirds travel from out of state, and they represent all budgets, genres, and levels of experience. Low-pressure networking takes place during wine tastings from award-winning local vineyards, and the festival curates its menus as well as its films: Farm-to-table offerings have included salmon pate on locally baked crostinis, chocolate-covered hazelnuts and volcanic marionberry jams with brie. The festival also draws an intriguing mix of industry guests, who in recent years have included Huesera: The Bone Woman director Michelle Garza Cervera, Splitsville star Kyle Marvin, and moviemaker and A Christmas Story star Peter Billingsley.
See the full list here.
